Today's News

Mount Eden Saddle Club hosts horse show
Mount Eden Saddle Club will host a horse show May 11 at 6 p.m.
The event will feature youth, adult Western, gaited pleasure and contest classes.
The horse show will be located at the Mount Eden Ruritan Grounds on Mount Eden Rd/Highway 53.
For more information, contact Leslie Smitha at 502-321-8166, Sharon Gilbert at 502-738-9741, Chasidy Hawkins 502-680-0497 or Brooke Gilbert 502-902-1754 or visit www.mtedensaddleclub.weebly.com.
Humanities Council hosts Chautauqua presentation

The seventh All Veterans Reunion in Kentucky is scheduled for May 17-18 starting at noon on Friday at the American Legion Post 34 fairgrounds, according to a news release.
All veterans and veterans’ families are welcome, event organizers said. The event is also open to the public.
Activities include a candlelight service on Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Healing Field, the Scott Harper memorial motorcycle show and live entertainment Friday and Saturday.
Opening ceremonies begin Saturday at 10 a.m., with the veterans’ ceremony at 2 p.m.

Property owners raised their hands high during last Tuesday’s public hearing to say one thing to the city council about a proposed historic district in Lawrenceburg.
Don’t do it.
“People that live there don’t want it,” city councilman Thomas Vaughn, who attended the hearing along with four of his fellow councilmen, said in a follow-up interview. “They live there, they don’t want it.”

Emma B. Ward Elementary School recently hosted a Family Literacy Night car show last Thursday evening, complete with box car parade, vintage vehicles and a “drive-in” movie in the gym.
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade created their own cardboard cars and voted on the best classic cars, brought by adult volunteers.
Third grader Carson Grimes, who created a flame-emblazoned vehicle, won best in show.

A Lexington man is behind bars after leading police on an early-morning foot chase Saturday that began on Broadway and ended Suzanne Street.
Deputy Brian Wooldridge of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office noticed that Jarrod T. Baker, 20, of 1658 Maywick View Lane was unsteady on his feet while pumping fuel at Five Star on Broadway, according to a report filed by officer Josh Satterly of the Lawrenceburg Police Department.

The lawsuit threatened two weeks ago against the Anderson Public Library has yet to be filed, but those suing say they still plan to do so.
“We’re in the developing stages and getting our briefs together,” said Harold Todd, one of those involved. “We still have some legwork to do, but we are still moving forward.”

The lawsuit threatened two weeks ago against the Anderson Public Library has yet to be filed, but those suing say they still plan to do so.
“We’re in the developing stages and getting our briefs together,” said Harold Todd, one of those involved. “We still have some legwork to do, but we are still moving forward.”

School board reports personnel action for March, April
The Anderson County school board reported the following personnel action on March 25.

Employed
Christen Casey as a student bus monitor.
Rita Frick as a substitute custodian.
Lauren Heustis as a substitute teacher.
Leah Mager as a student after school childcare worker.
Donald Monroe as a substitute custodian.
Leatisha Pogioli as a substitute paraeducator.
Angela Slone as a substitute paraeducator and substitute after school daycare worker.